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US 10,248,047 B2Granted
Toner case including projection or recess to identify color of toner stored therein and image forming apparatus including the same, toner kit including toner case and packaging box
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorTakashi Tamura
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Abstract
A toner case includes a case main body and a cover. The case main body stores a toner. The cover covers a face of the case main body at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the case main body. An inside projection or an inside recess is provided on an inner face of the cover at a position to be touchable from an outside. A number of the inside projection or the inside recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the case main body.
Claims14
A toner case comprising:
- a case main body storing a toner;
- and
- a cover covering a face of the case main body at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the case main body,
- wherein an inside projection or an inside recess is provided on an inner face of the cover at a position to be touchable from an outside, and
- a number of the inside projection or the inside recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the case main body,
- wherein an outside projection or an outside recess is provided on an outer face of the cover at a position corresponding to the inside projection or the inside recess, and
- a number of the outside projection or the outside recess is identical to the number of the inside projection or the inside recess.
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A toner case comprising:
- a case main body storing a toner;
- and
- a cover covering a face of the case main body at one end side in a longitudinal direction of the case main body,
- wherein an inside projection or an inside recess is provided on an inner face of the cover at a position to be touchable from an outside, and
- a number of the inside projection or the inside recess is determined based on a color of the toner stored in the case main body,
- wherein the cover includes a handle extending along the longitudinal direction of the case main body, and
- the inside projection or the inside recess is provided on an inner face of the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.